two computers, different states

I live in N.J. in the summer, Florida in winter. In Florida, I have
Windows xp, in NJ. windows ME. I brought the disk back from Fla. and tried to install it here, but they want to know the number, and I didn't have it here. Does that mean that I have to buy a new Windows so that I have the same system in both places?

\thanks.

 

I can't help wondering:

What is it about activating XP that precludes doing it to a second computer? After all, activating is as simple as receiving a code and installing it to the HD.

I don't see the difference from earlier installations.

And I have been told that a copy of XP can be used after six months to install on a newly bought computer without violating the EULA.

 

If simply not true...

... how about complicatedly true?

If I were to purchase a new computer and wanted to move my license to it, I could do it. If not, XP users are going to find themselves well-invested in MicroSoft Corporation. We'll all be millionaires.

The EULA clearly states that the issue can be used on only one computer. But that wasn't my question. Piracy aside, what's to stop a person from using their install disk and the activation code from installing it a second time.

It could be, a person wanted to upgrade computers only. But it could be that you can't use ANYBODY's software without clicking the "Agree" button. Just because people say, "I do," doesn't mean they won't be a cheater.

They don't call me Pinocchio for nuthin', y'know.

Would like to have my question answered. Who nose? Anybody?

 

Pinocchio, you act as if stupidity were a virtue.

 

Pinochio, that issue has been beaten to death long before now.

The result of your actions would be met with the harsh reality of a shut down of the system if it isn't Activated in a timely manner as required by M$ and inherently required in the program code.

I recommend that all parties interested in XP read about The Dark Side of XP and keep an open mind. Like any forum, some of the comments are not true but you'll be able to sort those out.

I personally am offended by the tactics of M$ in their effort to thwart piracy. I resent the invasion of privacy and the lack of flexibility to the honest consumer. It seems to make all users suffer in a war into which we have been "Drafted ".

They're taking all the fun out of computer using for us experimenters and it'll bite them in the end.

 

I consider it an invasion of my privacy so long as someone has the power to shut down my legally purchased system without me getting a fair hearing first. I expect to be able to enjoy the use of the product without someone watching my moves.

Since I am forced into that situation by compulsory Activation, that's my definition of an invasion of privacy.

 

You can phrase it any way you want but the fact remains they are holding a gun to our heads and saying, "You better behave, or else ".

I don't like software with a poison pill or any kill mechanism and strongly believe it to be insulting to most peoples integrity. I resent being type cast into the class of people that require supervision of their moral ethics.

If it's true what M$ is saying, over half the piracy is coming from the individual user who installs the issue on more than one machine, then I think they also need to consider that half their revenue is also coming from those same people they are maligning.

 

Sure would be fun

if somebody in the "no" would just answer the question I asked?

I "activated" my XP almost immedaitely. But I think I can do it again, and again and again. Not that I would of course. But I might, if only to gain virtue.

I might not, either. But I'd like to know if MS put a creepy crawler in my computer. I'll make them a deal, they can do anything they want, as long as it's theirs. What's mine is mine.

As for beating the legal issue to death? Anybody out there every heard of Jeffrey Feiger? He eats money for lunch. He's a lawyer. The kind you love to hate. Especially if you have much to lose.

Bill gates is my hero. But he's just a man. I don't bow down at his feet. I just pay what I owe. You got a problem with that?

 

You can most definitely Activate your system any number of time so long as you are willing to explain you actions to M$ when they inquire as to just why you are doing it.

On the other hand, it really isn't necessary to Activate it every time you reinstall if you follow a certain course of action outlined on this link. http://www.activewin.com/winxp/tips/basic/7.shtml I'll leave it up to you as to the politics and ethics of using such a method but personally I find no problem with it.

I can't see how reinstalling my legally owned software is any form of piracy. Of course I would be doing it on only one machine, maybe not the original but only one machine since I agreed to that when they originally threatened me.